Kentucky dig unexpectedly uncovers 19th-century tavern
September 30, 2017 1:22 PM
LEWISBURG, Ky.
An archaeologist says he's unearthed a 19th-century tavern in Kentucky while digging for culturally significant items where an airport planned to expand a runway protection zone.
The Ledger Independent reports Orloff Miller and his crew weren't expecting to find the tavern when he began the project in the summer of 2016 near Lewisburg in western Kentucky. The Fleming-Mason Airport had hired him to complete a cultural study of the farm property it purchased.
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